[TYPO3-linux] Compaq proliant server & RedHat & XAMPP & TYPO3 = Big HeadAche

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

Søren,

Søren Vedel wrote:

> I've been adviced to try Ubuntu Linux. Do you think it'll run on my old 
> irons?  - I like the expression! :-)

Anything with a 2.4 (older) kernel will run, with more or less efforts 
during installation. Distribution choice is mostly based on personal 
preferences of the sysadmin - generally they are all pretty much the 
same. Since you have already practiced with RH, I'd try out CentOS3 (3, 
not 4!) - I can't tell you anything about Ubuntu, but I have a lot of 
production TYPO3 sites on RHEL3, which is the same thing.

> If I take one of your TYPO3 3.7.0 rpm's can I then upgrade easily to 
> 3.8.1 the smart way with symlinks?

You'll have to complete a couple of more steps in TYPO3 install tool - 
upgrading the DB structure, etc. Plus, there is no RPM for 3.8.1. At 
this time, you are probably better off by taking tarballs and installing 
them as the installation docs go. And you are better off with 
GraphicsMagick (get a static version from typo3.sunsite.dk).

> Another question: (Maybe a little out of topic.) How can I access this 
> linux box from home. I have to enter the network through a Cisco VPN client?

Google keywords: putty, sshd. ;)

Whether you have to use the VPN client or not depends on whether your 
firewall has a "hole" punched for incoming ssh connections.

D.